One Direction Speaks Out About Zayn Malik's Departure for the First Time: "We Were Angry"

We've heard freak-outs, screams, sobs (so.many.sobs), and even conspiracy theories about Zayn Malik's exit from One Direction, but one thing we didn't hear were comments from the four remaining band members. Save for a few tweets (which didn't really give us much of anything), 1D has kept mum on the surprising move—that is, until now. The boy band visited The Late Late Show With James Corden last night, and opened up to Corden about Zayn's sudden departure. See what they had to say below: On Zayn and Louis Tomlinson's Twitter war: "I've never been very good at biting my tongue," Louis said. "It's all resolved. It's all good in the hood, James." Their reaction to discovering Zayn was leaving: "At first we were a little bit angry, we were surprised," Liam Payne said. "But I think we all kind of knew the general vibe that Zayn was feeling. There were certain parts of this job that Zayn loved, and certain parts that he didn't." "We were angry at first, but then it was just a bit more disappointed," Liam continued. "We wish him the best of luck...there's no hard feelings." Did they ever consider disbanding? "No, not at all," Niall

We've heard freak-outs, screams, sobs (so.many.sobs), and even conspiracy theories about Zayn Malik's exit from One Direction, but one thing we didn't hear were comments from the four remaining band members. Save for a few tweets (which didn't really give us much of anything), 1D has kept mum on the surprising move—that is, until now. The boy band visited The Late Late Show With James Corden last night, and opened up to Corden about Zayn's sudden departure. See what they had to say below:

On Zayn and Louis Tomlinson's Twitter war:

"I've never been very good at biting my tongue," Louis said. "It's all resolved. It's all good in the hood, James."

Their reaction to discovering Zayn was leaving:

"At first we were a little bit angry, we were surprised," Liam Payne said. "But I think we all kind of knew the general vibe that Zayn was feeling. There were certain parts of this job that Zayn loved, and certain parts that he didn't."

"We were angry at first, but then it was just a bit more disappointed," Liam continued. "We wish him the best of luck...there's no hard feelings."

Did they ever consider disbanding?

"No, not at all," Niall Horan said. "The four of us love every part of it. The fans deserve it, they've been absolutely fantastic to us. We enjoy every aspect of it."

Did they ever consider replacing Zayn?

"No," Harry Styles said bluntly.

One thing's for certain: The band certainly took it better than these fans. Not to open up a can of worms, but how do are you liking the Zayn-less One Direction?

If you want to relive the band as a fivesome, watch this behind-the-scenes look at One Direction's Glamour cover shoot: